Ana's Guest House Barcelona

... instruments, which greatly enhanced the visit.

When we arrived back at the car there was a cop casting a jaundiced eye over it, Alison told him we had only been there a few minutes (not strictly true in the literal sense), but he was not a happy boy and gave us a lecture about not (I think he said "{Never") parking in such a manner. However, he didn’t issue a ticket, and swanned off.

So I got back from Sevilla on Sunday. Next stop, Monday, July 20.

On Monday, I had to give an in-class presentation on a reading we had done for history called “The Three Spains.” The reading was extremely complicated as it talked about all of the shifting alliances that led up to the Spanish civil war. That the entire episode was in Spanish (along with my presentation) did not help ease the complexity of the subject. If you’re ...

... among the hundreds that traced the curve of the shore We ordered Padron peppers, Spanish tortilla and three enormous types of paella, which Ed and I had been craving since we booked the lfight! The food was wonderful, washed down with cerveza and sangria, and we chatted away to the friendly Swiss couple next to us in English, French and between ourselves in Spanish (I felt very cultured!). We returned to the hostel late, darkness only settling over us at 10pm and collapsed into bed.

... my best friend Katy will be visiting there from Sevilla as well. So it should be fun to have all my good friends together for that weekend. I went there for 1 day last summer, and I can't wait to go back. Amsterdam is one of the most beautiful places ever!! I really want to go into the Anne Frank house since I didn't have time last time I was there. Some other places I want to visit are Sevilla, Valencia, Madrid, y los sitios importantes de Espana ...

... point I could not help but started laughing. My husband had to instruct him to make a simple cocktail and he literally screwed it up right in front of us (not sure if this was done on purpose). While we were sitting in the bar area chatting, the bartender walked by and shut off the light. So he probably thought that his bar -- which the hotel told us to open pass 11:00 PM -- should be closed before 11:00 PM despite there were still customers.

... Really, that's all the ground beef is for - as a vessel to convey texture and the flavor the cook imparted to it. And it is sublime. (How I wish I was better at describing taste. If I could convey even a tenth of how good that patty tasted... several times I even closed my eyes and swam in the ocean of flavor in my mouth.) Diana has seafood paella, and raves about it as well. I try a bit, and although it is excellent, it doesn't compare to what I ...

... pictures, remembering moments, places and people, and after selecting what we think is a good visual summary of our stay, we also came up with a few parting thoughts. After half a year in Spain we have learned: 01. that garlic and olive oil in obscene amounts are a must in any Spanish dish 02. that Barceloneans and Mallorcans do not like each other 03. that the Basque Country is an Autonomous Community of Spain, where Euskara is spoken, not ...

... building and back to Casa Mila. Apartments are still available to live in and the roof terrace is really awesome with great views. The Barcelona Soccer team came home that night and the streets were a little wild again, but not nearly as much as before. I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves.

... the filthy subway and were surrounded by the shouts of drunk Barcelonian youths. *Mullets in tow* Then we reached our stop and walked down Las Ramblas towards our hostel. I guess it was some kind of festival which made the streets even MORE packed but it was basically ALOT of drunk kids. I'm not saying I'm old or anything like that, but in my 26yrs. on earth I've never felt the need to party at the expense of annoying everyone around me. So Michal and I ...